PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS (PBL) MARKET SURVEY FOR THE 1500 Gallon Per Hour (GPH) Tactical Water Purification System (TWPS) Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to solicit interest in the implementation of Performance Based Logistics (PBL) for the 1500 gallon per hour (GPH) Tactical Water Purification System (TWPS). The Army is looking for potential contractors to perform in the role of Product Support Integrator/ Product Support Provider for the TWPS. In Accordance With (IAW) AR 70-1 and DOD 5000.1, PBL is the preferred support strategy for materiel systems. The Army will implement PBL on weapon systems in order to provide the war fi ghter increased operational readiness; increased reliability; enhanced logistics response times; enhanced deployment support; enhanced wartime support; reduction in the logistics footprint, and reduction in logistics costs. The selected PBL contractor will be responsible for some portion of the system logistics support, which could include, but is not limited to, supply chain management (parts support) for field and sustainment level maintenance, sustainment level maintenance (scheduled and unscheduled), and sustainment training. The Army will retain responsibility for the scheduled and unscheduled field maintenance of TWPS systems. Operator and maintenance training, (New Equipment Training (NET)) will be the NET team prime r esponsibility. The system support processes will be transparent to the war fighter. Also, the prime contractor will be responsible for vehicle configuration, including recommendation and implementation of configuration changes to improve performance, rel iability and maintenance. PBL Definition: See Appendix A for Definitions of PBL and other frequently used terminology. Intent: Length/Type of Contract: Contract is expected to be a Firm Fixed Price Contract for up to 15 years. Goals. Desired Results and Outcomes: Expected performance results from the PBL provider for the TWPS is achievement of efficiencies that drives the TWPS to an increase in operational availability by; reducing the logistics footprint; reducing maintenance/repair times for scheduled and unscheduled sustainment level maintenance; providing relief to the Army from conducting sustainment training, and ultimately reducing O&S costs to the Army. Measurements: Level of performance shall be expressed in measurable outcomes and achievement of those outcomes by objective evaluation. Reduced Logistics Footprint: " Measurable reduction in the time it takes to deliver field and sustainment level spare and repair parts to the requiring organization Reduced maintenance/repair times: " Measurable reduction in the cycle time it takes to return repaired sustainment level equipment/parts to the supply system. Relief from conducting sustainment training: " Measurable reduction in the number of sustainment training classes conducted by the Army. PBL System Candidates: Systems that will be supported using PBL are those systems currently in production, systems currently in the Army fleet, and those undergoing reset/recap. Operational profiles will include both wartime and peacetime Operations Tempo (Optempo) if available . See Appendix B for a profile of the TWPS System. PBL MARKET SURVEY QUESTIONAIRE FOR THE 1500 Gallon Per Hour (GPH) Tactical Water Purification System (TWPS) Name of Company: Address: City, State, Zip Code: Point of Contact (POC) information: Name: Telephone Number: Email Address: Website Address: 1. Describe your companys experience, if any, in providing PBL support to Army vehicles or systems. 2. Have you successfully performed the in the role of Product Support Integrator/ Product Support Provider on any other U.S. Army or DoD vehicles or system? If so, on which vehicles or systems and what was the extent of the support provided? 3. If you have performed under a PBL co ntract in the past, what are some of the best practices you have used to be successful? 4. What would be your plan for managing the supply chain (parts support) for field and sustainment level maintenance and integrating that with the current organic system? 5. What potential constraints and boundaries do you anticipated within the responsibilities of managing a PBL support contract? 6. How do you propose the government should measure the specific areas of performance related to reducing the logistics footprint, reducing maintenance/repair times, and providing relief from conducting sustainment training? What recommendations can your organization provide? 7. What would be your plan for reducing maintenance/repair times for scheduled and unscheduled sustainment level maintenance? 8. How would your company manage a sustainment training program and reduce the Armys training burden? 9. Would your company be interested in providing PBL support under a long-term contract? 10. Compare and contrast the different strategies your company would utilize in wartime vs. peacetime situations. 11. Do you feel the desired results and outcomes as defined above are attainable? 12. Are there any other areas of logistics support in which your company would be interested in providing a service? Keep in mind that this is a continuous improvement and learning exercise for the government and industry. We do not have all the answers nor do we even know all the right questions. Please take time to relate to us any ideas/suggestions you may have in im proving our questionnaire or any other areas where you may have insight. Send responses to this market research survey questionnaire to the PM POCs by email: Joe Scott e-mail address:
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[email protected]. Your organization may provide response to all or part of this qu estionnaire. Replies to this questionnaire must be received by 31 March 06. The response can be marked as confidential. Clearly indicate that the information is Proprietary if appropriate. All participation is voluntary and no compensation will be provided for re sponding to this survey. The Army appreciates your participation in this survey. APPENDIX A DEFINITIONS Performance Based Logistics (PBL): PBL is a product support strategy in which the logistics requirements are stated as expected results (outcomes), and wherein the responsibility and accountability of meeting these expectations fall on the Product and/or P rogram Managers (PM's), their designated Product Support Integrator (PSI), and their support provider(s). PBL is: - Buying results not resources - Using performance specs not design specs - Buying solution or an outcome not defining the process and methods to achieve a predetermined course of action. - About assigning responsibility to the supplier not the requiring organization. Performance Support Integrator (PSI): The PSI is intended to identify a single source as being responsible and accountable for providing product support to the assigned Defense/Army system. This is designated to an agency (private, public sector or a pri vate/public sector partnership). Product Support Provider (PSP): The PSP is anyone that provides a logistics/support product or service in support of a materiel system. This term applies to all providers that have not been designated by the PM as the PSI. The PSI will be required to ne gotiate Performance Based Agreements (PBA) type arrangements with all PSPs to fulfill their responsibility. Examples of PSPs include: DLA centers, AMC MSC Inventory Materiel Management Centers (IMMCs), Depots, contractors sub-contractors, etc. New Equipment Training: The identification of personnel, training, and training aids and devices and the transfer of knowledge gained during development from the materiel developer/provider to the trainer, user, and supporter. Sustainment Training: Individual and collective training conducted in the unit or resident schools, units, and organizations to ensure continued expertise on the operations, employment, and logistics support of fielded systems or equipment. Sustainment Maintenance: Sustainment maintenance is off-system maintenance and is mainly repair of defective equipment/parts. Sustainment maintenance returns repaired equipment/parts to the supply system. It covers selected Direct Support (DS) tasks, Gener al Support, and Depot maintenance. Field Maintenance: Field maintenance is on-system maintenance and is mainly replacement of defective parts and preventative maintenance. Field maintenance returns repaired equipment to the soldier. It covers crew, unit, and selected Direct Support (DS) mai ntenance tasks. Some off-system maintenance can be done at field level if, based on task analysis, it is simple to complete or it is critical to mission readiness. Operational Availability: A measure of the degree to which a system is either operating or is capable of operating at any time when used in a typical operational and support environment. APPENDIX B PROFILE FOR THE TWPS System: 1500 GPH Tactical Water Purification System (TWPS) Model Designator: 1500 GPH , TWPS, XM102 System Description. The TWPS NSN 4610-01-488-9656 is a modular designed system. It is a mobile system designed to produce potable water at the rate of 1,200 to1,500 gallons per hour (GPH) from fresh, brackish, sea, and nuclear, biological, and chemical c ontaminated fresh water. The Army Tactical Water Purification System (A-TWPS) is configured within an 8- by 8- by 20-foot International Standards Organization-compatible platform transportable by the Palletized Load System (PLS) truck (M1074 and M1075), heavy expanded mobility tactical truck (HEMTT) load handling system (LHS) truck (M1120), and PLS trailer (M1076) for transport. The A-TWPS is also configured with a 60-kilowatt (kW) tactical quiet generator (TQG), NSN 6115-01-274-7390, and a 15,000-gallon water storage and distribution system. The TWPS core, its generator, all of its add-on modules, and five days of operating supplies are stored and transported in this LHS-compatible flatrack configuration. The Marine Corps Tactical Water Purification Sys tem (MC-TWPS), NSN 4610-01-488-6961, core is produced in a non flatrack-mounted version for U.S. Marine Corps use. Both configurations share a common skid that contains the reverse osmosis water purification equipment. Both the A-TWPS and the MC-TWPS are complemented by five extended-capability modules. These modules are included with the A-TWPS configuration. The five extended capability modules are as follows: " Cold-Weather Module. This module consists of equipment necessary for severe-weather storage and operations below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. " Supplemental Cleaning Waste and Storage Module. This module (waste and storage module) is used to temporarily store the three cleaning waste streams. " Ocean Intake Structure System (OISS) Module. The OISS is deployed at beach locations exposed to wave action and ocean locations with significant tidal variations. " Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) Water Treatment Module. This module contains the items required to enable the TWPS to treat NBC-contaminated waters. " NBC Survivability Module. This module contains the items required to protect the TWPS from NBC contamination. The purpose of the system is to purify any water source to make it potable so that it can be used for human consumption. It accomplishes this by pumping the source water through an micro-filtration system then pumping the filtered water through a Reverse Osmosis (RO) element. A high pressure, 1200 psi, pump is required to pump the filtered water through the RO element. The potable water produced is pumpe d into a series of five (5) 3000 gallon fabric storage tanks. Each storage tank is about 11 foot in diameter and when full stands about 5 feet off of the ground. When purifying fresh or brackish water, the LWP can produce 1500 U.S. gallons of potable wat er every hour. When purifying salt or sea water, the LWP can produce 1200 U.S. gallons of potable water every hour. The LWP can maintain these production rates for water that contains up to 60,000 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS). A chemical injection pump is used to add chlorine into the product water for storage. Operational Mode Summary (OMS). a. Operational Concept. The TWPS will be used to purify raw water from any source (ground or surface) for human consumption. The concept of operation is to produce water as far forward as possible, using a flexible and mobile treatment system during war - and operations other than war scenarios. The governing parameters are the number of personnel for which support is required, and the climatic conditions in which it will be employed. The system will be mobile, compatible with ground, amphibious, air mo bile, and airborne units. The system will be stored, transported, and operated in the basic and hot (-28 degrees to 160 degrees °F) climate (see AR 70-38). b. Wartime. (1) The TWPS will be employed throughout the division area as a direct support asset. Existing doctrine (i.e. supply point distribution) projects up to five separate water production locations in the division area. The support battalion (main support bat talion and supply and transportation) will employ the TWPS throughout the division and brigade support areas at locations where acceptable water supplies exist. The TWPS will produce water that will be: distributed at the point of production; line-hauled to forward supply points; and/or line-hauled to major consumers (e.g., hospitals). The anticipated duration for wartime missions is three months to one year. The mission profile will generally consist of 85 percent operation under the conditions describe d for Situation 1 and 15 percent operation under conditions described for Situation 2 (see Table 2). 2) Threat Matrix. Table 1. Threat Matrix for TWPS Threat Indirect Strike Direct Strike Artillery X Rockets X Bombs X Nuclear X Biological X X Chemical X X Sabotage X Raids X Other Theater Area Attack Weapons X c. Peacetime. The TWPS will be deployed in support of field training exercises and operated in the same manner as prescribed in the operational concept and wartime OMS. Additionally, the TWPS will be used to support operations other than war (e.g., disa ster relief, humanitarian assistance, peace-keeping missions, etc.) using the operational concept tailored to the situation needs. The anticipated duration for peacetime missions is two weeks (field training exercises) and up to one year for operations ot her than war. The mission profile will generally consist of 95 percent operation under the conditions described for Situation 1 and 5 percent operation under conditions described for Situation 2 (see Table 2). Mission Profile (MP). a. Table 2 describes the operation of the TWPS and the tasks required during normal operation. Table 2. Mission Profile for 1,500-GPH ROWPU Task Situation 1*: (hrs) Situation 2§ (hrs) Produce Potable Water 20 15 Backwash Filters @ Maintenance 4 4 Tear Down 0 2 Relocate 0 1 Set up 0 2 * Continuous operations during 24-hour period. ** Operation with one relocation during at 24-hour period. *** Includes operator checks and services conducted during a 12-hour shift. b. The production rate of the TWPS will vary based on the type of raw water source as shown in Table 3. The production rate is also affected by the specific physical characteristics of the raw water quality (e.g., temperature, TDS, etc.). Table 3. TWPS Mission Profile Based on Source Water Quality Type of Source Water Frequen cy of Operation Production Profile !(GPH) Fresh Water 75% 1,500 Sea Water 25% 1,200 Average water quality characteristics defined in paragraph 5, below. ! Average normalized hourly flow rate during operation (15 or 20 hours) in a 24-hour period. Potable water quality and sampling in accordance with frequency (minimum sampling 1x4 hours operation) and proposed Tri-Service standards for TB MED 577 Environmental Conditions. Tables 4 and 5 show the anticipated operating climate conditions and movement terrain for the TWPS, respectively. Table 4. Operating Climatic Conditions Climate Conditions % of Fleet Hot 10 Basic 90 Table 5. Movement Terrain Conditions Terrain Usage Improved Roads 50% Unimproved Roads 30% Cross Country 20% Methodologies and References for OMS/MP. a. For the purpose of defining the production profile, a fresh water source is defined as having less than 1,000 mg/L TDS. This definition is consistent with the Tri-Service Water Quality Standards for potable water. For the purpose of defining the prod uction profile, sea water source is defined as any water source with a TDS greater than 15,001 mg/L. Additionally, all waters are normalized to the average concentration at 77 degrees Fahrenheit. b. The treated water quality profile is based on the proposed Tri-Service standards for long-term (greater than one year) exposure. OEM: SFA, Inc, Frederick Manufacturing Division, 20 S. Wisner St., Frederick MD 21701 Availability of TDP: The Army does not own the TDP, the system PM PAWS procured the TWPS according to PD ATPD 2219, Dated 15 Jan 06. Also, the Army procured a support drawing packaged for the TWPS (not a completed TDP). Configuration Stability. System configuration is frozen the TWPS is in full rate production. Fleet Assessment. The TWPS is a new system currently in Full Rate Production. Currently there are 20 systems fielded to units. A total of 53 TWPS will be fielded during FY06. Thereafter, a total of 20 additional systems will be procured and fielded in FY07-FY08. Reliability Mean Time Between Essential Function Failure (MTBEFF): Estimated at 120 hrs MTBEFF Depot Capability Current Workload: None Current Organic Support: 1. Supply and Logistics Support: Support objectives for initial operational capability is full organic support and compatible with the current structure in place Supply support requirements were generated from a detailed analysis of maintenance tasks that identified all resources required for system support. Provisioning Technical Documentation was used for the identification, selection, determination of initial r equirements, and cataloging of support items to be procured through the provisioning process. The TWPS IPT reviewed and approved the Spare Parts List and the Long Lead Time Item List. The Provisioning Data permits NSN assignment, as required, and the pro curement and stockage of high-demand items. Initial spares (Authorized Stockage List [ASL] is provided to gaining units and funded by PM PAWS. Replenishment spares will be stocked according to demand, funded and requisitioned by the using activity. 2. Maintenance Concepts: The procurement utilized organic logistical support for the maintenance and servicing of the TWPS and conforms to the requirements and guidance IAW AR 750-1 (Army Materiel Maintenance Policy) and DA PAM 738-750 (Functional Users Manual for The Army Maintenance Management System [TAMMS]). Maintenance will correspond to the Two-Level Maintenance System concept (Field and Sustainment). It is the Program Managers intent to transition to the two level maintenance concepts in FY07. Current manuals will transition from four-level maintenance to support two-level maintenance at the field and sustainment levels. Field includes operator preventative maintenance (C), unit maintenance (O) and some direct support maintenance (F). Sustainment will also include some direct support maintenance as well as all general support maintenance (H). Field and Sustainment maintenance will be preformed using standard tools, test, measurement and diagnostic equipment. No depot support is envisioned for the TWPS. A Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) and a Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC) are included in the system technical manual. The TWPSs has an operational reliability of 120 hours mean time between essential function failure (MTBEFF), a mean time to repair (MTTR) no greater than one hour for all unscheduled maintenance demands (UMD), and a maximum time to repair (MaxTTR) no grea ter than two hours for 90 percent of all essential unscheduled maintenance demands (EUMD). 3. Training and Training Devices: The Materiel Developer will provide a complete training package that will support all phases of training for the TWPS. The Training Support Package (TSP) was developed to support New Equipment (NET), Institutional and Su stainment Training. The system TSP is designed and developed IAW U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Regulation 350-70 within the Automated Systems Approach to Training (ASAT) database. The TWPS system TSP includes electronic technical manua ls (ETM), program of instruction, lesson plans, student and instructor guides and an instructional DTV (Distributive Training Vehicle) Web-based interactive multimedia package on the operation and maintenance of the TWPS. The DTV will be provided for use in sustainment training and to facilitate distance learning. Instructor and key personnel training (I&KPT) was provided for the initial transfer of information and training methods from the materiel developer to the trainer. Distance learning is also b eing considered as a method of providing NET. The first production TWPS was provided to the Quartermaster and Ordnance Maintenance Mechanical Schools for use in institutional training.